Discipline in schools is rapidly backing away from Zero Tolerance, full of contention and misunderstanding, towards Restorative Discipline. Opportunities are ripe for these newly emerging restorative discipline systems to be considered as part of the continuum of dispute resolution practice. Participants will learn the basic techniques to implement Discipline That Restores (DTR) successfully. Further discussion will focus on how restorative discipline can build trust and improve the important student/family and school relationship along with opportunities for other stakeholders to collaborate with schools administrators and school boards to develop effective restorative discipline systems to avoid conflict or resolve disputes early for Special Education students.
The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
Supporting the prevention and resolution of disputes through partnership and collaboration
